Jaya spent Rs 9.6 lakh to win Tamil Nadu, DMK spent Rs 4.4 lakh

Jayalalithaa spent Rs 32,200 on erecting cutouts and posters in her constituency

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Jayalalithaa, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M Karunanidhi, his son M K Stalin, and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam chief Vijayakanth spent far less than the limit set by the Election Commission for poll-related expenses during the April 13 assembly elections.

Though the EC had set a limit of Rs 16 lakh for election-related expenses, Jayalalithaa spent Rs 9.60 lakh, while her arch-rival Karunanidhi expended Rs 4.47 lakh -- not even half the amount used by the AIADMK leader, as per their poll expenditure details submitted to the Election Commission.

Out of the total expenditure, Jayalalithaa, who contested from Srirangam constituency, spent a majority of her money (Rs 65,700) on vehicles and campaigning through electronic and print media (Rs 58,300), her expenditure details said.

She spent Rs 32,200 on erecting cutouts and posters in her constituency.

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Image: A poster of Jayalalithaa during the Tamil Nadu assembly elections in May 2011Photographs: A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com

Karunanidhi, who contested from Tiruvarur constituency, spent Rs 4.47 lakh, of which Rs 1 lakh was used up for campaigning through electronic media, posters and cutouts.

The 88-year-old politician had spent Rs 1.92 lakh on vehicles, while Rs 45,000 was spent on public meetings and rallies.

Stalin, who contested from Kolathur constituency, has shown an expenditure of Rs 3.32 lakh, including Rs 66,700 for public meetings and rallies, and Rs 80,440 on campaign material. His miscellaneous expenses were Rs 1.48 lakh.

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Image: Poster wishing the DMK chief and his son MK StalinPhotographs: Sreeram Selvaraj

Rs 3.62 lakh: Vijayakanth's poll-related miscellaneous expenditure

Vijayakanth, who contested from Rishivandhiyam constituency, spent Rs 7.97 lakh, of which Rs 1.58 lakh was for vehicle expenses. He spent Rs 1.73 lakh on public meetings and Rs 60,625 on campaigns. His miscellaneous expenditure was Rs 3.62 lakh, according to his expenditure details.

Bharatiya Janata Party state unit president Pon Radhakrishnan, who contested from Nagercoil constituency, spent Rs 8.56 lakh of which Rs 5.18 lakh was for expenditure on vehicles alone. He spent Rs 2.14 lakh for campaigns through electronic media and for cutouts while Rs 21,992 was spent on public meetings and rallies. His party gave him Rs 5.55 lakh.